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Hungarian
Etymology
Lexicalization of alkalom (“opportunity, occasion”) + adtán (“on being given/supplied”), from ad (“to give, supply”) + -tán, lexicalized from -ta + -n.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: al‧ka‧lom‧ad‧tán
- Rhymes: -aːn
Adverb
alkalomadtán
- when (an) opportunity arises, should (the) occasion arise
- Synonym: (proscribed, colloquial in this sense) alkalmasint
Further reading
- alkalomadtán in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- alkalomadtán in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).